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PARAQUAT HERBICIDE
19, Sep 2019
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Science & Technology
Why in News? The use of herbicide Paraquat killed around 170 people in the last two years in Odisha’s Burla district leading to demands for…
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COW TOILETS’ TO CUT EMISSIONS
31, Mar 2019
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Plant / Animal Species
Teaching cows to use the toilet is not the easiest task, but a Dutch inventor is banking on a new bovine urinal to help cut…
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It’s a frog! It’s a squirrel! It’s a drongo
24, Mar 2019
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Plant / Animal Species
One of the first books about racket-tailed drongo was Salim Ali’s The Book of Indian Birds. Ali writes that the racket-tailed drongo in flight with…
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Protected areas matter to bump head parrot fish
24, Mar 2019
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Plant / Animal Species
The survival of the threatened bumphead parrotfish in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands hinges on the persistence of coral reefs and presence of marine protected…
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Plastic harms Galapagos wildlife
24, Mar 2019
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Tonnes of plastic waste wash up on the shores of the Galapagos islands where microparticles end up in the stomachs of species found only in…
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Report On Conservation Of Elephant
04, Mar 2019
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In News Scientists have called for “joint conservation activities” for the protection of the herd of six female elephants surviving under severe anthropogenic stress may…
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19 Amphibian species are critically endangered: ZSI List
22, Jan 2019
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In News: An updated list of Indian amphibians was released on the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) website, with 19 species being treated as critically…
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Flamingo Fete a Huge Draw at Pulicat Lake
21, Jan 2019
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Plant / Animal Species
Context: The Flamingo Festival had a flying start on Sunday with tourists, both domestic and foreign, making a beeline for the picturesque Pullicat lake, a…
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Breedings Season Proves Fatal for Olive Ridleys
03, Jan 2019
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Plant / Animal Species
Context: Many of the first batch of olive ridley turtles that chose the Andhra Pradesh coast for the annual breeding season have died before they…
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Exotic Tress Eating up Western Ghats Grasslands
03, Jan 2019
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Plant / Animal Species
Context: There is a loss of grasslands in Western Ghats due to presence of exotic species. Details: Though grassland afforestation using pine, acacia and eucalyptus…
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Cinereous Vulture Sighted in Jharkhand
02, Jan 2019
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Plant / Animal Species
Context: It is considered as rare sight to visualize the bird in Jharkhand, as it would not extend beyond Rajasthan normally Details: It is usually…
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